A RUSSIAN man riding a motorcycle very fast down Pattaya Sai 3 road before dawn today (March 26) slammed into a sedan and got seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 5.19 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phupha Hongyakul, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station, was informed of this accident in front of
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Tour bus overturns in Phuket injuring tourists
A TOUR BUS carrying 38 Russian tourists overturned after the brakes failed blocking Kamala-Patong road in Phuket late afternoon today (March 22) with all holidaymakers getting injured, Amarin TV said. At 5.10 p.m. Pol. Lt. Pimanat Dinkamin, deputy chief inspector at Kamala police station, was alerted of this accident and quickly rushed there together
Read moreMany injured as tour bus heading for Bangkok slams into power pole
ALL 36 Thai and foreign passengers travelling on a tour bus from Ranong province to Bangkok got injured after the vehicle slammed into a power pole in Phetchaburi before dawn today (March 14), Amarin TV said. At 3.54 a.m. Pol. Col. Thip Khengkhum, superintendent of Khao Yoi police station, led a team to inspect
Read morePhuket police chasing three foreigners in hit-and-run accident
PHUKET police are searching for three foreigners who hit a motorcycle driven by a Thai with a pickup truck and when questioned threatened the rider with a knife then drove off, Amarin TV said today (March 12). The accident occurred three days ago in front of Patong Hospital with Facebook user “Je Moi v+”
Read moreAt least 19 dead after bus plunges off mountain road; PM orders probe
By Agencies and published by CNA and Thai Rath PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered an investigation into a fatal bus accident in the central province of Prachin Buri that claimed the lives of at least 19 people today (Feb 26), local news outlet Khaosod reported. Latest report by Thai Rath newspaper said 30
Read more9 hurt as tourist bus falls off cliff in Phuket
A TOURIST BUS travelling on Phuket’s Karon-Patong road fell off a cliff today (Feb.1) injuring nine people including the driver, Naewna newspaper quote Facebook user Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, who identified himself as a news worker, as saying. The accident occurred at 12.30 p.m. when the medium-sized 32-seat bus lost control and plunged down the cliff.
Read moreMany tourists hurt as bus slams into SUV at toll booth near Pattaya
A BUS carrying 37 Russian tourists to Pattaya lost control and rear-ended a sport utility vehicle at Pong toll booth this evening (Jan. 2) leading to 27 of the holidaymakers being injured, Amarin TV said. The bus suddenly changed lanes and crashed into a Toyota Fortuner SUV causing severe damage to both vehicles. Local
Read moreOver 2,000 accidents on Rama II road in six years
AFTER yet another construction accident occurred on Rama II road before dawn today (Nov. 29) with a steel launching truss of an elevated road being built near Mahachai market in Samut Sakhon collapsing and killing five people and injuring 10 others, statistics show that there have been 2,244 accidents on this road over the past
Read moreForeigner high on marijuana steals, crashes cab
A FOREIGN man holidaying in Pattaya and high on marijuana stole a taxi and crashed it into a electricity pole before dawn today (Sep. 12), TV Channel 7 said. At around 4 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phuttarak Sonkhamhan, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station’s Dongtan sub-station, was alerted that a foreigner had
Read more2 Chinese tourists, foreign biker hurt in crash near Pattaya
TWO Chinese tourists heading for Pattaya were injured when their bus slammed into a six-wheel truck that had quickly changed lanes to avoid hitting a foreign motorcyclist who had swerved in front as they were all travelling on a Chonburi road late afternoon today (July 30), Amarin TV said this evening. At 4.30 p.m.
Read moreYoung man killed after being hit by truck while changing flat tyre
A YOUNG man changing a flat tyre of his pickup truck on Bang Na-Chonburi expressway inbound to Bangkok was hit and killed by a six-wheel truck at 10.20 a.m. this morning (July 21) and died on the spot, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Preecha Khemsiri, an investigator at Bang Pakong police station, Chacheongsao province,
Read moreMany hurt as trailer-truck slams into 10 vehicles at red light
A TRAILER-TRUCK running along a road in Chaiyaphum lost control after a sedan cut in front without giving a signal and slammed into 10 vehicles waiting at a red light on the other side injuring many people this afternoon (July 8), Naewna newspaper said. At 4.52 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col.Thitipat Khamransi, superintendent for investigation
Read morePopular Russian DJ arrested on Koh Phangan for injuring motorcyclist in traffic accident
A WELL-KNOWN Russian DJ was arrested on Koh Phangan yesterday (July 5) on charges of seriously injuring a motorcyclist in a traffic accident on Koh Samui last year, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Pol. Gen. Saksira Phuek-am, chief of Tourist Police Bureau, ordered his team on Koh Phangan to arrested Mr. Vigen Atoyan, 36,
Read moreMotorbike-riding foreign couple fall into Chiang Mai road hole
A FOREIGN COUPLE holidaying in Chiang Mai got injured after the front wheel of their motorcycle got stuck in a hole dug in a Chiang Mai road to put electrical wires underground causing them to somersault down, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 24). The unidentified couple from Hungary were riding along a road around
Read more2 dead, many injured in double-decker tour bus accident
A DOUBLE-DECKER tour bus heading for Bangkok from Bueng Kan hit a pillar and overturned in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in the wee hours of this morning (Mar. 19) killing two persons and injuring 43 others, Matichon newspaper said. At 2.10 a.m. police at Pho Klang station, city district, were alerted of the accident in
Read moreWorker dies after crane cable snaps at Rama 2 road
AN ACCIDENT occurred at a construction site on Rama 2 road this afternoon (Jan. 18) with a crane cable suddenly snapping and falling on two male workers killing one and injuring the other, Amarin TV said. Ruamkatanyu Foundation and Tha Kham police station posted messages saying that the accident occurred at the entrance of
Read more15 children hurt in emergency bridge demo accident
A CHILDREN’S DAY event ended badly when an emergency bridge put on show in Satun suddenly malfunctioned sending around 30 children tumbling to the ground with 15 rushed to the hospital, some seriously injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 13). The sling of the emergency bridge, from the 45th Engineer Battalion, had suddenly
Read moreOnly the third time in the world an electric train wheel fell off
UPON suspending the operation of the whole batch of Yellow Line electric trains after a wheel fell down and landed on a taxi’s bonnet last evening (Jan. 2) Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said this is only the third time in the world something like this has happened, TV Channel 7 said. It was
Read moreTest shows crashed speedboat captain took amphetamine
THE CAPTAIN of a speedboat that slammed into some rocks at Maiton island while returning to Phuket from a trip to Phi Phi island yesterday (Dec. 31) with seven Russian tourists and a crewman aboard has been found to have traces of amphetamine in his body, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. 1). Pharmacist
Read more9 injured as speedboat crashes into rocks off Phuket
A SPEEDBOAT that took seven tourists to Phi Phi island off Phuket slammed into some rocks at Maiton island on the way back injuring all of them as well as the captain and his crewman, with two of them in serious condition, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Dec. 31). At 3.30 p.m. Phuket Regional
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